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Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
Student(celibacy) Householder(marriage) Retirement(to the forest) Renunciation(samnyasin)	4 stages of life hindu
Pleasure(kama) Prosperity and power(artha) Discharging of duties(dharma) Liberation from rebirth cycle(moksha)	4 goals
Action(karma yoga) duty Knowledge(jnana yoga) wisdom to destroy ones past karma Devotion(bhakti yoga) surrender to god who forgive all sins	3 ways of liberation
Brahmins(priest) Kshatriyas(rulers, warriors) Vaishyas(merchants) Shudras(servants) *Untouchable "outcastes" excluded from caste system	4 caste
Krta(1,728,000 human yrs.) Treta(1,296,000 human yrs.) Dvapara(864,000 human yrs.) Kali(432,000 human yrs.)	4 ages
Kes: unshorn hair(spirituality and saintliness) Kangha: a wooden comb(signifying order&discipline in life) Kirpan: a miniature sward(symbolizing divine grace, dignity& courage) Kara: a steel wrist ring(respondsibility& allegiance to the guru) Kachh: a pair of short breeches(moral restraint)	5 K's sikh's
Nam(divine name) Shabad(divine word) Guru(divine preceptor)	nature of divine revelation